#Game of thrones s08e01 recap series

Jaime apologizes to Bran for crippling him Bran replies he harbors no anger and says they are no longer the same people. Jaime reveals Cersei's deception to the Targaryen-Stark alliance and joins them after Brienne vouches for his honor. Jaime arrives at Winterfell where Bran awaits him. They find the castle's occupants dead, and the wight of Ned Umber is left as a gruesome message. At House Umber's seat, Last Hearth, Tormund and Beric encounter Edd and other Night's Watch members. Sam tells Jon that he was born Aegon Targaryen and is the true heir to the Iron Throne. Daenerys wants to reward Sam for saving Jorah before realizing that she executed his father and brother. Jon and Daenerys ride the dragons and deepen their bond. Theon rescues Yara, who then sets out to retake the Iron Islands, while Theon returns to Winterfell. Cersei, through Qyburn, hires Bronn to assassinate Tyrion and Jaime. Euron returns to King's Landing with the Golden Company and entices Cersei to consummate their union. The Northern Houses and the Vale rally around Winterfell but distrust Daenerys and doubt Cersei's pledge to send troops. Upon reaching Winterfell with their combined armies, Jon and Daenerys learn the Army of the Dead has breached the Wall and the Night King commands the undead Viserion. See also: List of Game of Thrones episodes No. Arya sails west, and Jon leads the Wildlings north of the Wall. Sansa Stark is crowned Queen in the North. The leaders of Westeros choose Bran Stark as King, who grants the North independence and appoints Tyrion his Hand. Drogon flies away with her body, but not before destroying the Iron Throne with dragonfire.

Unable to sway her from her destructive path, an agonized Jon kills her. Daenerys vows to 'liberate' the whole world as she has liberated the capital of Westeros. She defeats Cersei's forces, burns the city and kills Cersei and her brother Jaime. The second half of the season resumes the war for the throne as Daenerys suffers losses until she finally assaults King's Landing upon Drogon, her last dragon. Meanwhile, Cersei Lannister remains in King's Landing and strengthens her forces to set traps for a weakened Daenerys. During the battle, Bran lures the Night King into the open where Arya destroys him the army of White Walkers and wights crumbles. In the first half of the season, Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen and many of the main characters converge at Winterfell to face the Dead. The final season depicts the culmination of the series' two primary conflicts: the Great War against the Army of the Dead, and the Last War for control of the Iron Throne.

#Game of thrones s08e01 recap series

It won twelve, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Peter Dinklage. The season received 32 nominations at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, the most for a single season of television in history. While the performances, production values and music score were praised, criticism was mainly directed at the shorter runtime of the season as well as numerous creative decisions made by the showrunners regarding the plot and character arcs many commentators deemed it to be a disappointing conclusion to the series. The season was met with mixed reviews from critics, in contrast to the largely critical acclaim of previous seasons, and is the lowest-rated of the series on the website Rotten Tomatoes. The season was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, while also incorporating material that Martin has revealed to showrunners about the upcoming novels in the series, The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring. The season was filmed from October 2017 to July 2018 and largely consists of original content not found in George R. Unlike the first six seasons, which consisted of ten episodes each, and the seventh season, which consisted of seven episodes, the eighth season consists of only six episodes. The eighth and final season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones, produced by HBO, premiered on April 14, 2019, and concluded on May 19, 2019.